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LE. C. vWHITE CALENDAR Filed August 5, 1925 2k l 2 3 4 5 s a 9 |o n |2133 11516 17 Imago Patented Feb. 2, 1926.

UNITE STATE.

EMANUEL C. WHITE, OF WELLAND, ONTARIO, CANADA.

CALENDAR.

Application filed August 3, 1925. Serial No. 47,914.

To all whom it may concern:v

Be it known that I, EMANUEL C. IVHITE, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Welland, in the county of Welland and Province ofOntario, Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Calendars,of which the following is a specilication. t

This invention relates to improvements in calendars and has for itsprimary object the provision of a perpetual calendar for use inconnection withv a writing instrumentality such as a pen, pencil,fountain pen, cane or the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a perpetual calendar uponan article which is cylindrical or tubular inform, for visuallydisplaying the particular month of a year, the days of that particularmonth and the names of the days of the month.

A further object is toembody in a perpetual calendar, a novel means forconceal ing the excess days, such as the 31st day, when a particularmonth only includes thirty da s. f A still further object of theinvention is the provision of a perpetual calendar which consists of aminimum number of parts, which renders the same simple of constructionand cheap of manufacture, and which parts may be constructed of suchmaterials as to add to the attractiveness of a pen or the like.

'With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certainnovel construe* tion and combination and arrangement of parts, theessential features of which `are hereinafter fullydescribed, areparticularly pointed. out in the appended claims, and are illustratedvin theY accompanying drawing, 1n which Figure 1 is an elevational Viewof my improved calendar applied tothe cap of a fountain pen. Y

IFigure 2 is an enlargedvertical sectional view on .the line 2 2 ofFigure 1.

Figure' 3 is a'horizontal sectional View on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.k Y

Figure 4 is a collective perspective view of the parts in a separatedcondition.

'Referring more particularly to the drawing, the reference numeral 10.designates a portion of a fountain pen and 11 a closure cap for closingone end thereof, although I have shown my improved calendar as applied.to a @eine ,een @aa l a@ 1.10? Wish,

tolimit myself to such use, as the same may be embodied in other usefularticles of tubular shape such as canes, lamp pedestals and the like.

The free end of the cap 11 is reduced to provide spaced annularshoulders 12 and 13, and lntermediate the shoulders, the cap is providedwith an annular groove 111-.

Seated upon the shoulder 12 is a ring 15, a portion of which is cut-awayas at 16 for receiving an angularly disposed finger piece 17 carried bya split resilient band 18, which is seated within the annular groove 14.A blind 19 rises upward from the band and extends a slight distanceabove the shoulder 15 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. .e

A barrel or sleeve 20 rests upon the shoulder 13 and frictionallyengages the sides of the reduced portion of the cap. Inscribed on theexterior of the barrel 20 arerows of numbers 21 and which are adapted todesignate the days of a month. The numbers are so arranged that thefirst day of a month may be positioned beneath any name of the day of aweek, in order that the calendar may be accurately set no matter whatday of the week the first of a month may fall.

Resting upon the ring l5 and rotatable with respect to the barrel is amask or casing 22 which encircles the band but is spaced therefrom bythe reduced wall provided between the shoulders 12 and 13.` The mask orcasing has a window 23 therein for visually displaying the days of themonth which appear on the barrel. The lower end of the mask is providedwith a series of notches 24 which are disposed directly beneath thewindow for co-action with the liexible linger piece 17 in order to holdthe blind 19 in an adjusted position with respect to the stationarybarrel. For allowing a limited turning movement of the blind, the bodyof the pen cap is cut-away as at 25.

The upperV end of the mask has its bearing on the side wall of a cap 26which is fitted over the end of the reduced portion of the pen cap,while a reduced flange 27 depending from the cap 26 rests upon the topof the barrel 20. The outer surface of the reduced flange 27 has themonths of the year inscribed thereon as at 28 and which are arranged insequential order for selective display through a small window 29 in themask provided directly above the window .23, The cap 26 .is rotatablewith ,respect to the mask and barrel but is held in adjusted position bya screw 20 which passes through an opening in the end wall of the capand which isv received in a threaded recess 3l in the end of the pencap. The exteriorI of the mask contains the names of the days of theweek, or their abbreviations 32, namely S. M. T. lV. T. F. S. and whichare disposed horizontally above the window 23 so that the columns ofnumbers representing the days of a month may be broughtinto verticalalignment therewith.

For securing the adjustment of the calendar, we shall presume that it isdesiredlto set the same for the month; of March7 and the first day ofMarch happens to fall on a Sunday. The screw 30 is loosened and the maskrotated to bring the iirst letter S which represents Sunday above thenumeral 1 of the days of the month which appear on the barrel. The cap26 .is next rotated to bring the name of the month into view which isMaiz whereby it registers with the window 29. rI`he screw 30 is thentightened, thus clamping the parts together and holding them againstmovement as it will be noted that a bead 33 formed on the cap 26 engagesthe top of the mask. rlhe month of March contains thirty-one days, sothat the blind 19 is moved to one side of the window 23. Should themonth displayed contain only thirty days,\the blind 19 is then moved nto cover the numeral 3l by pushing down on the yieldable finger piece-17 and moving the same horizontally until the blind is in registrationwith the numeral 3l, thus hiding the same from view. The linger piece isthen released and automaticall i engages one of the series of notchesQ-i which locks the blind in an adjusted position. For the month ofFebruary which contains only twenty-eight days, the blind is moved tocover the numeral 29 which indicates that the 28th day is the last dayof that .particular month.

F rom the kforegoing' description, it will be seen that I have provideda perpetual calendar for use in connection with a lwritinginstrumentality or the like, and which may be constructed of differentmaterials, dependinc upon the taste of a buyer, and which will add tothe attractiveness of the articles besides serving as a very usefulpurpose.

Vhat is claimed as new is 1. In a device of the class described, thecombination with a cylindrical body member having a reduced end, abarrel frictionally engaging the reduced end, and having rows of numbersinscribed on the exterior vthereof indicative of the days `of `a month,

dicative of 'the name ofthe days fof the week and beneath which theselective rows of numbers are aligned, and means operable independentlyof said mask for concealing part of the selected indicia on said barrel,said means including a blind interposed between said barrel and saidmask and movable across said window.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with acylindrical `body member having a reduced end, a barrel `frictionallyengaging the reduced end, and having rows of numbers inscribed on theexterior thereof indicative of the days of a month, a maskencirclingsaid barrel and rotatable with respect thereto and having awindow therein for selectively displaying certain of the indicia on saidbarrel, indicia on the exterior of said mask above said windowindicative of the names of the days of the week and beneath which theselected rows of numbers are aligned, and mea-ns operable independentlyof said mask for concealing part of the selected indicia on said barrel,said means including a blind interposed between said barrel and saidmask and movable across said window, and co-acting means between saidblind and said mask for locking said blind ina set position.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with acylindrical body member having a reduced end, a barrel frictionallyengaging the reduced end and having rows of numbers inscribed ontheexterior thereof indicativevof the days of a month, a cap rotatablymounted on the end of the reduced portionand having indicia thereonindicative of the months of a year, a 'mask encircling said barrel androtatable with respect thereto and having windows therein forregistration respectively with thefselected numbers on-said barrel andthe selected. indicia on said cap, means -operableindependently of saidmask for concealing certain of the selected numbers on said barrel, saidmeans including a blind interposed between said barrel and said mask andmovable across said window, and indicia on 4the exterior' of said maskabove one of said windows indicative of the names of the days of aweekand beneathwhich the selected rows of numbers are aligned, and a yscrewthreaded in the end of said cylindrical member and passing through saidcap for yholding the mask and capagainst movement,

4. In a device of the `cla-ss described, the combination with aycylindricalbody-member having a reduced end, a barrel frictionallyengaging the reduced end and having rows of numbers inscribed on theexterior `thereof indicative of the days of a month,

a cap yrotatably mounted on the `end of the reduced portion and havingindicia thereon indicative of the months of a year, a mask encirclingsaid barrel and rotatable with respect thereto and having Windowstherein for registration respectively with the selected numbers on saidbarrel and the selected indicia on said cap, and indicia on the eX-terior of said mask above one of said windows indicative of the names ofthe days of a Week and beneath Which the selected rows of numbers arealigned, and a screw threaded in the end of said cylindrical member andpassing through said cap for holding the mask and cap against movement,and means operable independently of said mask for concealing part of theselected indicia on saidmask.

In testimony whereof I have afIiXed my signature.

EMANUEL C. WHITE.

